Thursday, 8 may 2025.
Bosnian Serb Army Officer’s Forced Labour Conviction Quashed
Wartime Bosnian Serb Army officer Veljko Papic’s conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in besieged Sarajevo in 1993-94 was overturned and a retrial ordered.
Murdered Bosnian War Hero’s Father Calls for Day of Remembrance
The father of Srdjan Aleksic, a Serb who was killed while trying to save a Muslim neighbour during the war in Bosnia in 1993, called for the anniversary to be...
Bosnian Serb Ex-Officer Faces Trial for Persecuting Bosniaks
The Bosnian state court confirmed an indictment charging wartime unit commander Miodrag Nikacevic with committing a crime against humanity for his involvement in persecuting Bosniaks in Foca in 1992.
Bosnia Prosecution Publishes Confirmed Indictments, Acting on BIRN Petition
Following a request by BIRN BiH for more transparency in the justice system, the State Prosecution has started publishing redacted factual descriptions from confirmed indictments on its website.
Bosnian Villagers Mark Anniversary of Deadly Wartime Attack
Villagers in Poljak, near Srebrenica, commemorated the 29th anniversary of an attack by Serb forces that left 21 people dead, including two children - for which no one has yet...
Israeli Historian ‘Will Correct Srebrenica Death Toll in Bosnian Serb Report’
Historian Gideon Greif, who headed a Bosnian Serb government-funded commission that published a report on Srebrenica denying that genocide was committed, said he will issue a clarification confirming that 8,000...
Bosnian Woman Acquitted of Financing Terrorism in Syria and Iraq
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a first-instance verdict acquitted Sena Hamzabegovic of financing terrorist activities by raising cash and taking it to help ISIL fighters in Syria and...
Bosnia Reduces Serb Ex-Soldier’s Sentence for Persecuting Bosniaks
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Rade Garic’s sentence for persecuting Bosniaks from the Vlasenica and Srebrenica areas in 1992 and 1995 was reduced on appeal from 20 years to 17...
Bosnia Rejects Ex-Soldier’s Appeal Against Conviction for Killing Family
The Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from former Army of Republika Srpska soldier Sretko Pavic, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing of five members of a...